History Section

At Tuesday night’s (Dec. 11) City Council meeting, SeaTac Mayor Erin Sitterley commented on the tragic passing of fellow Councilmember Amina Ahmed, who was killed in an auto accident on Saturday,... [Read more]

A Veteran’s Day Celebration will be held at the Sunnydale Memorial Wall on Des Moines Memorial Drive on Sunday, Nov. 11.
An outside ceremony will begin at 10:45 a.m., followed by an inside Open House... [Read more]

‘The Briefing Episode #12: What to Believe’ – area resident/activist Steve Edmiston’s ongoing attempt to “take on the Port of Seattle, one public comment at a time” – has been released:
“The... [Read more]

By Jack Mayne
A new member of the SeaTac City Council was sworn into office at the city’s Oct. 23 City Council meeting, along with a goodbye to the locally famed Dave’s Diner.
Photo courtesy Tina Orwall.
Ahmed... [Read more]

Take a FREE Natural and Cultural History Hike Through Trees led by Jim Demetre, local writer and tree enthusiast, along Des Moines Creek to the shore of Puget Sound this Saturday, Oct. 13.
This free,... [Read more]

Walter Lynn Edmiston
In the presence of his loving wife and family members, Walter Edmiston died peacefully on July 20, 2018, following complications from surgery and a fight against cancer that stretched... [Read more]

Story & Photos by Elston Hill
The Port of Seattle is building a new, expanded international arrivals facility at Sea-Tac Airport.
The current 1970s vintage facility in the south terminal is inadequate... [Read more]

By Jack Mayne
The SeaTac City Council on Tuesday (May 22) officially started its long studied plan to allow permit parking in neighborhoods overwhelmed with for hire and airport employee parking.
But it... [Read more]

The SeaTac Community Center has been serving our community since 1993, and to celebrate, the City’s holding a party on Saturday, March 10!
The Parks, Community Programs & Services Department... [Read more]

Today – Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 – is the City of SeaTac’s 28th Birthday!
Originally, the spelling of the new city was going to be Sea-Tac with a hyphen, but because of a typo it instead became... [Read more]

On this date in 1961, the fossilized remains of a giant ground sloth were uncovered by a team of construction workers, including Gordon Simmons, while building the runway at Sea-Tac Airport.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following guest Editorial was written by SeaTac City Councilmember Peter Kwon:
SeaTac ILA Thoughts and Insight
By Peter Kwon
Many people have recently come to me with questions... [Read more]

Burien’s annual Día De Los Muertos / Day of the Dead Celebration will be held at the Community Center from 6 – 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3.
Don’t miss this fun-filled evening to learn about the rich... [Read more]

Join the Highline Historical Society for a special program next Sunday afternoon, Oct. 15 (the Seahawks have a bye), when local historian Feliks Banel will speak about Northwest Radio History at SeaTac... [Read more]

By Jack Mayne
The Port of Seattle is starting the removal and replanting efforts for over-height trees next week only in two Port-owned locations south of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and not... [Read more]

By Jack Mayne
A federal appeals court decision released on Aug 29 threw out changes the Federal Aviation Administration made to its landing and takeoff routes over and involving Sky Harbor International... [Read more]

We first posted this video on July 4, 2010, but we love it so much we thought it was worth a rerun on this national holiday:
Out of the red, white and blue, it occurred to us that our third President,... [Read more]

By Devin Otto
Intern, Big Picture High School
On Friday night (June 30), the “new” U.S. travel ban went into place, affecting airports across America, including Sea-Tac Airport. The ban, which... [Read more]

The locally-produced, award-winning film “The Maury Island Incident” will screen – along with a presentation by filmmakers Steve Edmiston and Scott Schaefer – at the Northwest Film Forum... [Read more]